Everyman



  • How is allegory used in Everyman? How many different categories of allegory do you find? (personal characteristics of Everyman; other people/things in his worldly life; supernatural forces, etc.) What is the interplay of these various sorts of allegorical figure?

  • Explain how this quote serves as one theme for Everyman. Relate the quote specifically to the play.Compare across media:John Donne's "Meditation 17" includes the following passage:"Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee."

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